PECHANGA INDIAN RESErVATION  Keith Berry had to wait more than two years for a chance at redemption.

And Thursday at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Bellator 92, it took him just 1 minute and 31 seconds to obtain it.

Berry, a Murrieta Valley High graduate, used a kimura arm bar to quickly submit Richard Rigmaden to secure his third consecutive victory.

The win avenges a 2010 loss in the same venue, when Berry suffered a flash knockout 10 seconds into the contest.

“I was ready for this one,” Berry said. “Honestly, I don’t think it has really hit me yet but everything is good right now.”

Rigmaden took the fight on late notice, after three other competitors dropped out.

“My corner told me that he was going to be a wild and weird opponent,” Berry said. “They told me to work my jab to feel him out, and then take him down to the ground and submit him.

“Once I had passed his guard on the ground, the Kimura was right there.”

Bellator is a tournament-based mixed-martial-arts organization that holds eight-man tournaments every season at each weight class, with the winners receiving a title shot during the next season.

The goal for Berry (14-10) is to one day be selected as a participant in a middleweight tournament.

“I’ve been fighting since I was 15, and finally I’m starting to grow up,” the 25-year-old Berry said. “I listen to my corner and do what they tell me to do, I don’t stray around from the game plan anymore.”

Berry wrestled at Murrieta Valley High, and currently trains at Reign MMA in Lake Forest.

Thursday’s card at Pechanga also saw the semifinals of the middleweight and featherweight tournaments.

Brett Cooper (19-7) used a come-from-behind, third-round knockout over Dan Cramer to advance to the Season 8 middleweight final, where he will meet Doug Marshal (17-6).

Marshal advanced to the final with a split-decision win over previously undefeated Sultan Aliev.